Airbus has delivered the first A350 from its widebody completion and delivery center in Tianjin (C&DC), China, taking additional steps in the expansion of its global footprint and long-term strategic partnership with China. The A350-900 aircraft was delivered to China Eastern Airlines, the largest Airbus operator in Asia. At the end of June 2021, China
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC), a business unit of Pratt & Whitney, has announced plans to advance its hybrid-electric propulsion technology and flight demonstrator program as part of a CA$163 million (US$128 million) investment, supported by the governments of Canada and Quebec. “Pratt & Whitney Canada is proud to be a leader toward ever more
Textron Aviation’s flagship Cessna Citation Longitude super-midsize business jet has achieved certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), clearing the way for customer deliveries to begin in the region. “In the second half of last year we saw a substantial increase in super-midsize flight activity across Europe as individuals relied on these products as
AviaAM Leasing, a global aviation holding company engaged in tailored aircraft leasing and trading services, has welcomed the first 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) to its fleet. The passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion project was the first of its kind for the company. Having acquired the aircraft in March 2021, AviaAM Leasing used the opportunity to begin
Just two months after an electrical fault was discovered on a number of Boeing 737 jets, the FAA has now issued a directive for the operators of 9,300 of the jets, including 2,502 U.S.-registered ones, to perform repetitive tests on two cabin altitude pressure switches. Back in 2012, 737s were fitted with one pressure switch.
Low-cost Jeddah-based airline flyadeal, owned by Saudi Arabian Airlines, has taken delivery of a brand new A320neo, the first out of 30 to be delivered in the next three years. The aircraft is the first out of 65 A320neo-family aircraft ordered by Saudi Arabian Airlines at the Paris Airshow 2019, and will join flyadeal’s all-Airbus
Embraer´s Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions (Eve) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Brazilian operation of EDP, a multinational energy leader, to collaborate on Urban Air Mobility (UAM). Both companies will cooperate on the research of operational models for charging infrastructure solutions needed for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to
Norway-based Sundt Air has taken delivery of a brand-new Challenger 350 business jet. Sundt Air, an executive charter, aircraft management, and special mission company, will manage the Challenger 350 business jet out of Oslo. From Western Europe, the Challenger 350 business jet can take eight passengers nonstop all the way to North America or fly
AerCap has executed agreements with Delta Air Lines for the long-term lease of seven Airbus A350-900 aircraft, delivering in the third and fourth quarter of 2021. All seven aircraft are powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84 engines. “This is a significant transaction for AerCap with one of the largest and most successful airlines in the world.
United Airlines Ventures (UAV), along with Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) and Mesa Airlines, have invested in electric aircraft start-up Heart Aerospace. Heart Aerospace, located at Säve Airport in Gothenburg, Sweden, is developing the ES-19, a 19-seat electric aircraft that, before the end of this decade, has the potential to fly customers up to 250 miles .In addition
